High school music ensemble students in the United States: A demographic profile

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-145

  Elpus, Kenneth ^a   Abril, Carlos R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

demographics; large ensembles; music participation; race and ethnicity; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959458745     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429411405207     Document Type: Article

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